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[QUOTE=latepaul;2852384]OK thanks for clarifying.
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That's if you maintained the current catalog. If you excluded indies in some way then it would be cheaper but then how do you make sure you're not filtering out the next Hugh Howey? And also whilst most of these indies may not sell more than a handful of copies, multiply that by millions and you have a very nice income that you'd be giving up.
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One possibility that I've mentioned in the past is to have two catalogs, one that is maintained by the publishers/authors and one that is maintained by the bookstore (maybe with a stocking fee for the publisher/author). Or simply allow one to filter by white lists, i.e. only show me books by publishers and authors that I want. There are lots of possibilities.
For that matter, I can see third parties stepping in and maintaining a list of various genres with reviews and links to the various ebook stores.
Like I say, there are lots of possibilities.
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